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Stratigraphic relationships used to estimate subsidence and erosion a

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Conceptual diagram showing the stratigraphic relationships used to estimate subsidence and erosion at an open-water core site.
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Conceptual diagram showing the stratigraphic relationships used to estimate subsidence and erosion at an open-water core site. Abbreviations: A, 1D accommodation; E, erosion; S, subsidence; TR, reference stratigraphic thickness; TW, stratigraphic thickness in the open-water core.

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